APPENDIX A(d)- PROGRESS IN THE FIELD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
All India Council for Technical Education. The fifth meeting of the All India Council for Technical Education was held at Calcutta on the 24th and 25th July 1950. The following important decisions were taken by the Council at this meeting :-
(i) The Council directed the Co-ordinating Committee to appoint a sub-committee to review the position regarding the requirements of technical manpower in the light of the existing conditions in the country so that plans for the development of facilities for Technical Education might be revised accordingly. Towards the objective of maintaining a close and continuous watch over the changing situation in respect of development schemes with concommitant changes in the manpower requirements, the Council also recommended that permanent staff should be appointed in the Ministry of Education- for the purpose.
(ii) The Council considered the proposal to acquire statutory authority to affiliate technical institutions at present not affiliated to any unitary university, and to confer degrees in Engineering Technology and Commerce. The principle that the Council should now become a statutory body was generally accepted. It was, however, decided to hold, a special meeting of the Council to consider the question of conferring degrees.
(iii) The Council appointed a standing committee to collaborate with the Standing Committee of the Power Engineers' Conference with a view to promoting training of Power Engineers.
(iv) The Council recommended that the Government of India should give grants to Engineering College, Poona, Government Engineering College, Jubbulpore and Bengal Engineering College, Sibpore for completion of their development projects which were previously being financed by block grants from the Centre.
All India Boards of Technical Studies. 1. The All India Boards of Technical Studies have made considerable progress, especially in connection with the preparation of All India Courses in various branches of Engineering, Technology and Commerce. The following courses have been finalised during the period under report :
(i) All India Diploma Courses in
(a) Architecture (Post-Intermediate Standard).
(b) Town and Regional Planning.
(c) Chemical Engineering.
(d) Fuels and Furnaces.
(e) Leather Technology.
(f) Metallurgy.
(g) Silk Technology.
(ii) All India Intermediate Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses in
(a) Drawing and Painting.
(b) Sculpture.
(c) Commercial Art.
(d) Crafts.
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(iii) All India Certificate Courses in
(a) Leather Technology.
(b) Engineering.
2. The All India Board of Technical Studies in Architecture and Regional Planning has prepared a scheme for a typical Architecture Institution which will serve as a model plan for. State Governments who may wish to establish Architectural Institutions in their respective regions. The Board is also preparing a scheme for the establishment of a Central School of Architecture.
3. The All India Board of Technical Studies in Applied Art has prepared on an all-India basis a comprehensive scheme of training in Printing and Allied Technology which might be adopted by the Central and State Governments and other educational organisations in the country for improving the standard of training. The scheme envisages training at three different stages, viz.
(i) Preliminary training to be introduced in secondary and High Schools.
(ii) Professional training.
(iii) Specialised training.
The All India Board of Technical Studies conducted a number of examinations during 1950, the results of which are given in the annexure.
Improvement and Expansion of the Existing Technological
Institutions. Grants and loans were sanctioned in 1948-49 for nine Institutions under the scheme for the strengthening of the existing Engineering and Technological Institutions. In 1949-50 four more Institutions were given grants and loans. The Institutions have been asked to reserve 30 per cent. seats for students from other States, and a tentative list of allocation has been circulated to the Institutions.
Implementation of the Recommendations of Scientific Manpower, Committee.
In pursuance of the recommendations of the Committee, three schemes, details of which are given below were initiated during 1949- 50:-
(i) Industrial Training Stipends Scheme
The object of the scheme is to enable deserving students passing out of Technical Institutions to undergo a prescribed Period of practical training and thus to `condition' themselves for gainful employment. 250 Senior stipends of the value of Rs. 150/- p.m. and 200 Junior Industrial Training Stipends of the value of Rs. 75/- p.m. were sanctioned during the year 1949-50. These were allotted to Institutions imparting instruction in Engineering and Technology of the degree and diploma standards in proportion to their out-turn. The stipends are tenable for a period of two years.
(ii) Research Training Scholarships
In order to encourage research development in Universities and other educational institutions 50 senior scholarships of Rs. 200/- p.m. and 150 Junior scholarships of the value of Rs. 100/- p.m. were instituted during 1949-50. The scholarships are tenable for a period of three years.
(iii) Development of research facilities in Universities :
During the year 1949-50. grants aggregating to Rs. 20.5 lakhs were given to 11 Universities for strengthening their existing research and postgraduate departments.
Practical training. In 1949, besides arranging practical training for some Industrial Stipend holders, the Ministry of Education secured training facilities for 59 Technical Graduates/Diploma'ds in various Defence Establishments. It has been possible
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this year to secure 122 seats in Defence Establishments and 240 seats in Electrical Establishments in India for training of Technical graduates/diploma'ds.
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, New Schemes. The following new schemes were sanctioned at the Institute:-
(i) Research in Gas Turbines in the Internal. Combustion Engineering Department of the Institute at a cost of Rs. 2,00,000/- nonrecurring and Rs. 25,000/- recurring.
(ii) A two-year programme for development of the Aeronautical Engineering Department at a cost of Rs. 11,40,000/- non-recurring and Rs. 2,00,000/- recurring.
Indian Institute of Technology, Khargpur. Dr. J. C. Ghosh, till recently Director General of Industries and Supplies and formerly Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore has been appointed as the Director of the Institute with effect from 1st May, 1950.
Agreements have been concluded with five German technologists to work as Professors at the Institute. Three of them have joined the Institute and the remaining two are expected to arrive shortly.
Equipment sufficient to equip a big College workshop has been acquired from German Reparation Stock. and surplus stocks lying with Disposals. Orders have been placed for the supply of equipment for laboratories.
A Board of Governors has been set up for a period of five years, to ensure early establishment of the Institute. The Board which consists of the following members has met four time so far:-
1. Chairman-Dr. B. C. Roy, Chief Minister, Government of West Bengal.
2. A non-official member to be nominated by the Central Government-Mr. J. J. Ghandy, Director, Tata Iron & Steel Company, Jamshedpur.
3. A nominee of the All India Council for Technical Education-Mr. N.R. Sarkar.
4. Director of the Institute (Ex-Officio)-Dr. J. C. Ghosh.
5. Director General, Industries and Supplies- Mr.Sivasankar.
6. A representative of the Ministry of Finance-Mr. K.R.K. Menon.
7. A representative of the Ministry of Education-Dr. Tara Chand.
It is hoped that it will. be possible to start post-graduate and research work in some branches during the course of 1951-52.
General. Regional Committees :
Two regional offices under the Ministry of Education with necessary staff have been started at Calcutta and Bombay with effect from April 1950.
Assistance to Technical Institutions :
It has been decided that educational and research institutions will be supplied. equipment of educational value from the Director General of Disposals at a concessional price of 5 per cent. of the market value instead of 10 per cent, About 250 educational and research institutions are at present availing of this concession.
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ANNEXURE.
The results of examinations conducted by the All India Boards of Technical Studies in the year 1950 are given
below in tabulated from.
Number of successful No.
Serial Name of examination Examination No.appeared I II Pass Total placed Remarks
NO. Centres Class Class Class in
compa-
rtment
1 Supplementary All Delhi Poly- 21 -- 3 12 15 2 A special Exa-
India Diploma Exami- technic, mination Cent-
Delhi. re was arrang-
ed for some
students of S.
D. College,
Alleppey at
Bombay.
2 All India Diploma (a) S.D.College, 92 1 34 11 46 13
Examination in Alleppey. 101
Commerce. (b) Bombay 9
(c) Calcutta 13 151 -- 7 2 9 --
(d) Delhi 22 1 3 8 12 6
(e) Madras 8 1 1 -- 2 3
(f) Mysore 7 1 2 -- 3 2
3 All India Diploma Delhi Pol- 32 4 9 -- 13 11
in Electrical ytechnic,
Engineering. Delhi.
4 All India Diploma 10 -- 5 2 7 3
Examination in Che- Do.
mical Engineering
and Technology.
5 All India Diploma 6 -- -- -- -- 6
Examination in Ele- Do.
ctrical Engineering
6 All India Certificate 9 -- 1 -- 1 2
Examination in Elec- Do.
trical Engineering.
7 All India Intermed- 44 NA NA 30 30 10
iate Examination Do.
in Architecture.
8 All India Certifi- (a)Calcutta 21 -- 3 3 6 --
cate Examination (b)Delhi
in Commerce.
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